TG-635: Treasury Department Statement on the U.S. Position on the World Bank’s Eskom Investment Support Project

Today, the United States abstained on the vote by the World Bank's Board of Directors on the Eskom Investment Support Project. This reflects concerns about the climate impact of the project and its incompatibility with the World Bank's commitment to be a leader in climate change mitigation and adaptation. At the same time, the United States recognizes South Africa's pressing energy needs and the lack of near-term feasible low-carbon alternatives.

Yale Divinity School-Environmental Dislocations

a conference with religious imagination exploring environmental justice and climate change

April 8-10, 2010 at Yale University

Snow storms cost $28.2M in Ohio damages

The winter storms that blanketed most of Ohio in February caused a substantial amount of damage to Ohio property, resulting in thousands of winter-storm related insurance claims.

Snow and cold but sunny weekend ahead

We went to bed last night with the slight threat of some snowflakes in Seattle and woke Friday morning to a continuing winter storm warning in the Cascades.

The mountains could get 2 to 4 more inches of snow by noon, That would mean as much as 30 inches has fallen in the last couple of days.